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philter

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪltə/

The English word “philter” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver.

verb

  1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion.
  2. To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion.

Etymology

From Middle French philtre, from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”). Doublet of philtrum.

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